1964 Rameswaram cyclone

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The 1964 Rameswaram cyclone was a devastating tropical storm that struck southern India and Sri Lanka, causing massive destruction, thousands of deaths, and significant damage to infrastructure in the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian Ocean cyclone ⓘ
natural disaster ⓘ
tropical cyclone ⓘ
affectedCountry India ⓘ
Sri Lanka ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 1964 Dhanushkodi cyclone ⓘ
1964 Rameswaram–Dhanushkodi cyclone ⓘ
basin North Indian Ocean ⓘ
caused building collapse ⓘ
flooding ⓘ
heavy rainfall ⓘ
power supply disruption ⓘ
railway damage ⓘ
road infrastructure damage ⓘ
storm surge ⓘ
strong winds ⓘ
telecommunication disruption ⓘ
widespread destruction ⓘ
countryMostAffected India ⓘ
Sri Lanka ⓘ
damaged Pamban Bridge ⓘ
deathTollApproximate over 1800 people ⓘ
thousands of people ⓘ
destroyed Dhanushkodi town ⓘ
linked to: Dhanushkodi Beach

Pamban–Dhanushkodi rail track ⓘ
Rameswaram–Dhanushkodi railway line ⓘ
dissipatedIn December 1964 ⓘ
formedIn December 1964 ⓘ
historicalSignificance major disaster in the history of Tamil Nadu ⓘ
one of the deadliest cyclones to strike southern India in the 20th century ⓘ
hitRegion Dhanushkodi town ⓘ
linked to: Dhanushkodi Beach

Northern Province, Sri Lanka ⓘ
Palk Strait ⓘ
Rameswaram Island ⓘ
linked to: Pamban Island

southern India ⓘ
impact displacement of local population ⓘ
massive destruction in Sri Lanka ⓘ
massive destruction in southern India ⓘ
significant damage to infrastructure ⓘ
landfallLocation Dhanushkodi ⓘ
linked to: Dhanushkodi Beach

Northern Sri Lanka ⓘ
Rameswaram ⓘ
Tamil Nadu ⓘ
notableConsequence abandonment of Dhanushkodi as a town ⓘ
long-term disruption of transport links to Dhanushkodi ⓘ
partOf history of cyclones in the Bay of Bengal ⓘ
relatedTo Dhanushkodi railway accident ⓘ
Pamban Bridge ⓘ

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Pamban Bridge → facedEvent → 1964 Rameswaram cyclone ⓘ
Pamban Bridge → damagedIn → 1964 Rameswaram cyclone ⓘ
Pamban Bridge → repairedAfter → 1964 Rameswaram cyclone ⓘ
Dhanushkodi Beach → historicalEvent → 1964 Rameswaram cyclone ⓘ
Dhanushkodi Beach → affectedBy → 1964 Rameswaram cyclone ⓘ
1964 Rameswaram cyclone → alsoKnownAs → 1964 Dhanushkodi cyclone ⓘ
linked to: 1964 Rameswaram cyclone
1964 Rameswaram cyclone → alsoKnownAs → 1964 Rameswaram–Dhanushkodi cyclone ⓘ
linked to: 1964 Rameswaram cyclone